For his contributions, Carlson was awarded Worcester Polytechnic Institute's Robert H. Goddard Alumni Award in 2002 and the Society for Information Display's Otto H. Schade Award in 2006.
Society of Jesus | Royal Society | National Geographic Society | American Cancer Society | Royal Television Society | American Physical Society | Information Technology | American Chemical Society | International Society for Krishna Consciousness | American Society of Civil Engineers | Royal Society of Canada | United States Information Agency | Royal Geographical Society | American Philosophical Society | Theosophical Society | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Society of Antiquaries of London | Information technology | Society of the Cincinnati | Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | Justice Society of America | American Mathematical Society | Royal Aeronautical Society | National Honor Society | National Center for Biotechnology Information | information technology | Black Label Society | Students for a Democratic Society | society | Royal Society of Arts |